Mars
Astronomy Cast Ep. 493: Mars Update 2018
If there's one place we've learned more about in the last 10 years, it's Mars. Thanks to all those rovers,…
NASA Cubesat Takes a Picture of the Earth and Moon
NASA's MarCO Cubesats, which are currently on their way to Mars with the InSight Lander, recently snapped a "pale blue…
NASA is Sending a Helicopter to Mars as Part of the 2020 Rover
When the Mars 2020 rover arrives on the Red Planet, it will include a Mars Helicopter - a concept that…
The Giant Planets in the Solar System Stunted the Growth of Mars
A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that Mars' growth was stunted due to the orbital instability…
Weekly Space Hangout: May 2, 2018: Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Carnival of Space #558
Welcome to the 558th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers,…
Elon Musk Just Shared an Image of the Main Body Tool for Building the BFR. That Thing is F’ing Big!
Elon Musk just released an Instagram post showing a key component of the upcoming BFR - the main body tool…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Enjoys its 2000th Day on Mars
The Curiosity rover recently passed another major milestone. Since it landed in 2012, it has spent a total of 2000…
This Bizarre Image is a 3D Scan of a Cave Network in Spain. This Technology Could be Used to Map Out Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars
A team that participated in the ESA's Pangaea-X program recently produced the largest 3D image of a cave system in…
Astronaut Scott Tingle Was Able To Control A Ground-Based Robot… From Space.
The ESA is working on artificially intelligent robots that could be controlled from a distance by astronauts. The pair could…